Adam Sandler said he had to rewrite Happy Gilmore 2 following Carl Weathers ‘ death. The actor and comedian, who is reprising his role as Happy Gilmore in the sequel to his beloved 1996 sports comedy, recently told Collider that Weathers’ Derick “Chubbs” Peterson was planning to return for the new movie before he died last year at age 76 .

While Happy Gilmore 2 didn't exactly go through "development hell" like so many other movies have through the years, there was one unfortunate setback that forced filmmaker Adam Sandler to make sweeping changes mid-production.

Adam Sandler, who is all set to release the sequel Happy Gilmore 2, recently opened up in an interview with Collider about the grave impact of losing late actor Carl Weathers, who had essayed the role